“It’s funny when your best plan is to run into traffic. The sight of the bear triggered a fight or flight reaction in Morris, who had seen bears in Eagle County before, but never expected to encounter one on a frontage road in West Vail. I knew I was in danger now, because there was only, I don’t know, 40 yards between us,” Morris said. “And then the bear saw me, and, more importantly, saw my dog, and started running toward me. The best way to keep bear encounters in Eagle County from escalating is to keep car doors and home doors shut, properly dispose of trash in wildlife-proof containers, and communicate dangerous bear interactions to town police or the Eagle County Sheriff. This increase is partially due to an individual bear in West Vail that the police and Colorado Parks and Wildlife are aware of and pursuing to relocate. During the period of March 1 through July 11, 2023, there were 50 calls about bears made to the Vail dispatch center, compared to 35 calls in the same time frame last year. The Vail Police Department has received more calls about bears this summer than last year. Most commonly, bears have been seen digging into people’s improperly latched trash disposal containers in search of an easy meal.

The tags indicate that the bear has likely had human interactions in the past, causing it to be tagged by Colorado Parks and Wildlife.Įagle County residents and visitors have reported seeing bears this week in their backyards, on frontage roads, and even inside of their homes.

This bear, with two tags in its ears, has been seen in multiple places in West Vail this summer.

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